Business

Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce Health Care Seminar 3/26

Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce
will present “Health Care for You, Your Business and Your Family”
Keynote speaker is James Roosevelt Jr., president and CEO of Tufts Health Plan.

Friday, March 26th, 2010
7:30 to 9:00 a.m.
Jackson’s Restaurant
478 Lowell St.

Cost is $20 for members, $30 for nonmembers.
Includes full hot breakfast buffet.

for more information call 978-686-0900 or visit www.merrimackvalleychamber.com

Merrimack Valley Chamber-Commerce
www.merrimackvalleychamber.com
264 Essex Street
Lawrence, MA 01840-1516
(978) 686-0900

MHS to have Jeanne D’arc Credit Union Branch

Manzi Announces That Jeanne D’arc Credit Union Will Open At Methuen High School

Mayor William M. Manzi announced today that the Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union will open a new branch office at Methuen High School this winter. The High School is located at One Ranger Road. This is the fourth High School branch for Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union which will serve the financial needs of the school’s 2000 students, teachers, administrators and staff. The Credit Union’s partnership with Methuen High will offer students the unique opportunity to receive valuable financial education and hands-on training as part of the high school curriculum.

The Credit Union will build a temporary branch in the Main Lobby of the High School and will move to a permanent space once the High School renovation is complete. This temporary office will be situated in the school’s main entrance, providing easy access for students and teachers. It will be open Monday through Friday during school hours. In addition to teller stations, the office will house an ATM.

This is the Credit Union’s tenth office in the Merrimack Valley and the third office it has opened in two years, a testament to the Credit Union’s increasing popularity throughout the area. In addition to its headquarters in Lowell, other offices are located in Chelmsford, Dracut, Tyngsboro, Methuen, and Westford.

“This is an excellent partnership between the City and the business community,” Manzi stated. “The high school branch office will provide students with a chance to open a bank account at a convenient location. It will also launch many educational opportunities for students and teachers. I’d like to officially welcome Jeanne D’Arc as they open their second Methuen location.”

Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union was established in 1912 and is a full-service, member-owned, community-based financial cooperative with over 54,000 members and more than $840 million in assets. They operate six full-service branches in Lowell, Dracut (2), Tyngsboro, Chelmsford and Methuen, Mass.; three High School Branches at Lowell High, Dracut High and Nashoba Valley Technical High School; and loan centers in Lowell and Chelmsford.

Holy Family Hospital Launches Electronic Medical Record

Holy Family Hospital Launches Electronic Medical Record
Joins Just 2.5% of U.S. Hospitals in Reaching Patient Safety Milestone

February 18, 2010 – Methuen, Mass. – Holy Family Hospital today went live with its Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system. By providing consistent, real-time communication between physicians and patient care staff, the EMR system improves patient care and safety.

Holy Family is the first of the Caritas group of hospitals to implement all three components of the EMR –Patient Care System (PCS), Bedside Medication Verification (BMV), and Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE).

Physicians can place patient orders online for medication, lab radiology tests, consults and more. Patient information is integrated into the record and automatically checked for potential errors or problems such as drug interactions or patient allergies. Physicians can place orders and access patient information such as imaging and lab results from their offices, homes or anywhere in the hospital. Nurses now electronically assess, monitor and chart patient care online. They also utilize an online status board that includes care plans, special orders, and patient discharge information.

“Electronic medical records are the new standard for clinical documentation. Holy Family is proud to be among the few Massachusetts community hospitals that have adopted the technology,” said Lester P. Schindel, President and CEO of Holy Family Hospital. “I want to thank everyone, including physicians, nurses, ancillary, and IS staff who have worked hard to put this system in place that allows us to improve the safety and quality of our care.”

Electronic medical records have been a focal point of the health care reform debate as a tool for improving quality and reducing cost. A study last year by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative and New England Healthcare Institute found that for Massachusetts community hospitals, computerized physician order entry alone could reduce harm from errors by 70% and save $2.7 million a year per hospital.

Methuen Board of Trade Mixer 1/14

the Methuen Board of Trade

presents their first mxer of the year
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Mann Orchard
6:15pm – 8pm.
Cost is $10.00.

Please call the Board of Trade to RSVP for this event. 978-686-8889.

Our thanks to the Fitzgerald Family for hosting our first mixer of the decade!

Karen Broscoe
new President of the Methuen Board of Trade

Feds charge Stonecleave condos with bias against kids

From the Boston Herald, December 8, 2009
Feds charge Methuen condos with bias against kids
By Jerry Kronenberg

It’s the ultimate case of “pay to play.”

A Methuen condo complex has been fining parents $10 a day when kids play in the site’s back yard – a move that’s run afoul of federal housing-discrimination laws. “It’s clearly illegal to impose different rules and restrictions on families with children,” John Trasvina of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said yesterday in announcing charges against Stonecleave Village condos.

HUD claims the complex broke the U.S. Fair Housing Act by fining families whose children played in a backyard common area last summer. The law bans discrimination based on “familial status.” Authorities say Stonecleave Village’s condo board banned organized sports in the common in 2008 amid noise complaints, ordering kids to use a field farther away from residences.

But when one parent unsuccessfully challenged the ban with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the condo board billed her $1,000 to cover its legal fees. The board also fined four parents $10 a day plus $437.50 in legal fees and $45 for grass damage when kids played in the common for two days this summer. By contrast, Stonecleave Village did not fine an adult who held an unauthorized party in the common, HUD said.

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Grand Opening: Furniture Fixer 11/19

Furniture Fixer New England wants to share the news of their new shop opening.

Thursday November 19th, we celebrated the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony at our location 5 Pelham Streeet.

We thank the Mayor, his office, the Rotary, and Chamber of Commerce for their support and are excited to be open to serve the Methuen community.

Hours: Tue – Friday  11:00am-4:00pm, Saturday 9:00am – 12pm

Call  978-590-0382 or visit www.furniturefixerne.com  for more information.

Webster Greene Antiques Grand Opening 10/31

The public is invited to the grand opening for the new location of

Webster Greene Antiques
306 Broadway, Methuen
(diagonally across from Nevins Library)

Saturday, October 31~ 10am to 5pm

Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 10am
Mayor William Manzi, will be officiating

Sunday, November 1 ~ 12pm to 5pm
*Gift Certificate Drawings
*Special 10% Discount

NO TRICKS … only Fall Treats Served throughout Grand Opening Weekend

Webster Greene Antiques website

Wall Lincoln/Mercury on Merrimack St to close Nov 30

From the Eagle Tribune October 23, 2009 12:10 am
Wall’s Lincoln Mercury to close Nov. 30
Parts and service operations moving to Salisbury Ford site
By Bill Kirk

METHUEN — Wall’s Lincoln Mercury, a car dealership on Route 110 for the past 33 years, is closing Nov. 30.

The family-owned business at 115 Merrimack St. is closing out the Lincoln and Mercury brands in Methuen, said owner John Wall Sr., who informed his employees Tuesday about the closure. He said he isn’t sure what he’s going to do with the five-acre property, and will either develop it himself or sell it. “Personally, it’s emotional,” said Wall, 65, who started the dealership there in the mid-1960s. “That was my beginning as a dealer. I spent a lot of years there.”

But it doesn’t mean the end of the Wall brand. In 1997, Wall opened a Ford dealership in Salisbury. He plans on moving the parts and service business from Methuen to that location, and will keep about 30 employees.He said about a dozen people will be laid off as a result of the Methuen closure

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Malden Mills fire inspires OSHA to change Combustible Dust Rule

Reported by National Textile Association

On October 21, 2009, the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration published at 74 FR 54334 (available as PDF or HTM) Combustible Dust: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: In this advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR), OSHA is requesting comments, including data and other information, on issues related to the hazards of combustible dust in the workplace. For the purposes of this notice, the term ‘‘combustible dust’’ includes all combustible particulate solids of any size, shape, or chemical composition that could present a fire or deflagration hazard when suspended in air or other oxidizing medium. OSHA plans to use the information received in response to this notice in developing a proposed standard for combustible dust.

The proposed rule making will affect several industries, including textiles. According the background material published by OSHA: Over the past 15 years, a number of industries have experienced serious dust explosions, causing loss of life and injuries, as well as property damage. The first of these incidents, an explosion and fire in a textile factory in Methuen, Massachusetts in 1995, injured 37 people and destroyed several large buildings. After a detailed investigation of this incident, OSHA issued a Hazard Information Bulletin in 1998 for the textile industry.

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Irish Cottage Restaurant and Pub comes to Methuen

A new restaurant will be opening in Methuen MA late October or early November 2009 on the spot of the old Joseph’s Middle East Bakery near the future Methuen Boat Dock.

The Irish Cottage Restaurant and Pub serving Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner and will be located near the intersection of Route 93, 110 and 113.

the Irish Cottage Restaurant and Pub
1111 Riverside Drive,
Methuen, MA, 01844.

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